1950 St. Louis Cardinals Trades and Transactions

1949 Season 1951 Season

Record: 78-75-0, Finished 5th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Eddie Dyer (78-75)

Ballpark: Sportsman's Park III

Attendance: 1,093,411 (5th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 103
One-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 102

Pythagorean W-L: 79-74, 693 Runs, 670 Runs Allowed

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Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

December 5, 1949

Drafted Luis Arroyo from Greensboro (Carolina) in the 1949 minor league draft.

Charlie Bishop selected by the New York Giants in the 1949 minor league draft.

Jack Creel selected by Portland (PCL) in the 1949 minor league draft.

Drafted Bill Sarni from Shreveport (Texas) in the 1949 minor league draft.
December 14, 1949

Traded Lou Klein and Ron Northey to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Harry Walker.
Before 1950 Season

Signed Gary Blaylock as an amateur free agent.

Signed Wally Moon as an amateur free agent.

Signed Eddie Phillips as an amateur free agent.

Signed Bob Stephenson as an amateur free agent.

Signed Floyd Wooldridge as an amateur free agent.

Wayne McLeland sent to Dallas (Texas) in an unknown transaction.
April 3, 1950

Selected Eddie Miller off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.
April 25, 1950

Purchased Chuck Kress from the Chicago White Sox.
April 27, 1950

Traded Ken Johnson to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Johnny Blatnik.
May, 1950

Jack Cusick selected by the New York Yankees off waivers.
May 15, 1950

Purchased Johnny Lindell from the New York Yankees.
June 2, 1950

Released Danny Gardella.
July 5, 1950

Selected Al Papai off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
July 10, 1950

Jim Hearn selected by the New York Giants off waivers.
July 30, 1950

Traded Johnny Lindell to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Glen Moulder.
September 7, 1950

Purchased Peanuts Lowrey from the Cincinnati Reds.
October 13, 1950

Released Eddie Miller.
November 16, 1950

Bob Mahoney drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1950 rule 5 draft.

Del Wilber drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1950 rule 5 draft.
December 4, 1950

Mike Clark selected by Seattle (PCL) in the 1950 minor league draft.

Ross Grimsley selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1950 minor league draft.
Before 1951 Season

Signed Phil Clark as an amateur free agent.

Signed Larry Jackson as an amateur free agent.

Signed Wally Shannon as an amateur free agent.

Jim King received from Vernon (Longhorn) in an unknown transaction.